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Information, Dissemination and Support to Improve the

Understanding of the Aboriginal Community through Research,

Education, Prevention and

Treatment.

ISSN 144-7851

ANNUAL REPORT

2003 - 2004

“Educating the community about

substance misuse”

AboriginalDrug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) within the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing for our recurrent funding.

We would also like to thank the following funders:The National Illicit Drug Strategy for support in funding the Makin’ Tracks Project, The Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) for its support in funding the Family Mentor Project, The Australian Government Department Health & Ageing for funding Training Frontline Workers Illicit Drugs Project, The Drug and Alcohol Services Council (DASC) for the secondment of Dr Sharyn Watts, The Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF) for the Alcohol Standard Drinking Guidelines, The Department of Human Services (SA) for funding the Police Drug Diversion Program and The Department of Correctional Services (DHS) of SA for funding the Ending Offending Program.

A special thanks to Trish Worth, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing for her support and encouragement over a number of years, Senator Meg Lees for ensuring Indigenous issues were included in the (AERF); Prof. Ian Webster AO, for being an inspirational mentor; The Hon Terry Roberts MLC and John Sutherland.

We would also like to thank the following persons:Mr Romlie Mocak (OATSIH, Canberra,) Mr Colin Banks, (OATSIH Adelaide) Ms Mary Oatway (FaCS, Adelaide.), Dr Damien Mead (Brian Burdekin Clinic), Sister Janet Mead and all the staff at the Adelaide Day Care Centre for their support and all of the Staff at the Hepatitis C Council for their involvement.

Mr Mark Waters, Community Services and Health Industry Training Advisory Board (CS&H ITAB), Ms Cheryl de Zilwa and Ms Stephanie Pope, Quality Management Services, QMS Sydney for their support in the Substance Misuse Quality Assurance Project.

Major Brian Watters, Chairperson of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) and also Mr Gino Vumbaca for their support and humour. Mr Graham Strathearn, Dr Robert Ali and Ms Simone Cormack from DASC for their support throughout the year. Mr Alan Nankeville, Ms Helena Kyriazopoulos, Ms Amanda Bosworth and the staff from the Alzheimer’s Association (SA) Inc. for not giving up.

Associate Prof. Dennis Gray and other staff from the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) for their continued support. Mr Keith Evans and Mr Bob Braithwaite from the Drug Policy and Strategic Branch of (DHS), South Australia. The Dean, Prof. Charlotte De Crespigny, and the staff from the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Thank you to those members who gave up their time to willingly participate in ADAC activities throughout the year and a big thank you to the boards and staff of Aboriginal Medical Services, Substance Misuse Services and Community Organisations.

Mr Leon Torzyn and staff at Process Express Print for their continued support. Mr Francz Varga, Neo Tribal, Mr Brian Nelson, MAC Rescue. Mr John May from John May Insurance Services and Mr Kevin Burrowes for ongoing professional advice. For artistic input at ADAC a special thanks to Max Mansell for his outstanding designs.

ACRONYMS USED

ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. ADCA Alcohol and Drug Council of Australia

AERF Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation AHC Aboriginal Health Council AJAC Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Committee ALRM Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement ANCD Australian National Council on Drugs APSAD Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs ASG Aboriginal Sobriety Group ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission DASC Drug and Alcohol Services Council DCS Department of Correctional Services DETAFE Department of Technical and Further Education DHS Department of Human Services

DoHA Australian Government Department of Health and Ageºing DOSAA Department of State Aboriginal Affairs DLW Diversion Liaison Worker FaCs Department of Family and Community Service HACC Home and Community Care HCV Hepatitis C Virus HOSW Healing Our Spirit Worldwide ITAB Industry Training Advisory Board NATSIHC National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Health Council NACCHO National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NAHS National Aboriginal Health Strategy NDRI National Drug Research Institute NDS National Drug Strategy NCETA National Centre for Education and Training in Addictions NGO Non Government Organisation

NISMC National Indigenous Substance Misuse Council

OATSIH Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

QI Quality Improvement

QMS Quality Management Services

RCIADIC Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

SAPOL South Australian Police Department

VET Vocational Education and Training

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2

ACRONYMS USED 3

CONTENTS 4

THE VISION, MISSION STATEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL AIMS 5

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MAP OF ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES 6

WHAT IS ADAC? 7

ADAC EXECUTIVE 2003 - 2004 8

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT 9

ADAC DIRECTOR’S REPORT 10-12

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT’S REPORT 12-13

RESEARCH/ ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT’S REPORT 13-14

OFFICE MANAGER’S REPORT 14-15

FINANCE / ADMIN OFFICER’S REPORT 15-16

MAKIN’ TRAX PROJECT REPORT 16-17

SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER’S REPORT 18-19

POLICE DRUG DIVERSION INITIATIVE (PDDI) REPORT 19-20

MENTOR PROJECT OFFICER’S REPORT 20

PRISON PROJECT OFFICER’S REPORT 20-21

DEMENTIA PROJECT OFFICER’S REPORT 22

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT’S REPORT 22-24

DECADE OF SURVIVAL RESOURCES PROVIDED 2003 - 2004 25

REQUESTS FOR ADAC RESOURCES 2003-2004 25

WHERE OUR RESOURCES HAVE GONE 26

MAILOUTS FOR NATIONAL INDIGENOUS SUBSTANCE MISUSE COUNCIL

AND HEALING OUR SPIRITS WORLDWIDE 2003-2004 26

PETROL SNIFFING & OTHER SOLVENTS KIT.

DISTRIBUTED FROM MARCH 2001 - JULY 2004 27

PETROL SNIFFING & OTHER SOLVENTS KIT.

SOLD IN THE 2003-2004 FINANCIAL YEAR 27

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT 2003-2004 28-32

STRATEGIC PLAN - ACTIVITY DOMAIN: - PROGRAM DELIVERY 33-37

ADAC STAFF JULY 2003 - JUNE 2004 38


Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.

The Vision

Aboriginal communities will be:

• living happy, healthy, high quality lives,

• free from the harmful effects of substance misuse, and in control of their community programs, by achieving:

• unity, respect, and self-determination, through a process of education for re-empowerment and health, delivered by culturally appropriate programs and services, through community participation and individual commitment.

Mission Statement

To ensure the development of effective programs to reduce harm related to substance misuse in Aboriginal communities, in such a way as to:

• promote and foster pride, dignity, identity and achievement in Aboriginal society, and

• advocate and actively pursue the philosophy and principles of Aboriginal spiritual, cultural, social, economic and political re-empowerment, self-determination and self-management.

This mission will be carried out principally as an information and advisory centre for the Aboriginal community, the wider community and to relevant professionals and institutions, on substance misuse issues.

Organisational Aims

ADAC’s broad organisational aims are to:

• Have the expertise; credibility and resources to effectively support and represent South Australian Aboriginal communities in addressing substance misuse issues.

• Have clear policies and strategic directions on Aboriginal substance misuse and related issues.

• Secure adequate, ongoing resources, and use these effectively and efficiently, to achieve its organisational objectives on behalf of South Australian Aboriginal communities.


WHAT IS ADAC?

• ADAC stands for the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.

• ADAC was established in response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC).

• ADAC was established to address the rising incidence of substance misuse.

ADAC has been incorporated as an Aboriginal controlled, state based organisation to:

Provide development of policy and advice to the ADAC Council, the wider community and relevant Government agencies;

Assist in the development and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of substance misuse programs and service delivery, and provide support to Aboriginal substance misuse programs on an ongoing basis;

Advocate for Aboriginal substance misuse issues to the wider community;

Develope substance misuse health promotional materials and to conduct substance misuse awareness programs;

Identify opportunities and advise the community on government and alternative sources of income;

Positively promote harm minimisation as an effective preventative measure.


ADAC EXECUTIVE 2003 - 2004

Mr Major SumnerAboriginal Sobriety Group (SA) Inc.

Chairperson Ms Isabella NorvilLower Murray Nungas Club

Mr Bruce CarterKalparrin

Ms Sharon Meagher-CruseDrug and Alcohol Services Council

Mr Anthony SmithDunjiba Aboriginal Community Council

Mr Scott WilsonState Director Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.

Ms Ann NewchurchGoreta Inc.

Ms Pat SmithJuly-Oct 03 Kainggi Yuntuwarrin

Ms Ruby AbdullaJuly-Oct 03 Kainggi Yuntuwarrin


ISABELLA NORVIL CHAIRPERSON

On behalf of the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. I would like to present this Annual Report on the Councilʼs activities over the last financial year, 2003/2004. I again feel privileged to be Chairperson of this innovative organisation and bring a wealth of experience in the area with me, where I have had a thirty-year involvement in substance misuse in South Australia both on a professional and personal basis.

In South Australia there is a complete lack of facilities for Aboriginal people. Facilities that focus on families, and programs which support people to achieve the outcomes they want. What services are available are based on models best suited to meet the needs of the organisational

deliverer. If an Aboriginal person fails within these systems, it is the fault of the Aboriginal person. These organisations are comfortably sustaining themselves with urban myths about walkabout. It is too uncomfortable to face the reality that “walkabout” is attending yet another funeral, to bury another relative, all too often a young person and all too often the result of alcohol and other drugs.

As you can see the impact of drug and alcohol on Indigenous families are huge and unfortunately it is spreading. We as community people find it difficult to deal with not only traumas of constant death and dying, but also a high rate of imprisonment. We believe that ADAC is a vital component in helping address the alcohol and drug issues in the community.

ADAC has highlighted this with a series of events throughout the year.

One of the highlights of the year was the Healing Our Spirit Worldwide Conference held in Cairns, Queensland to progress the International Indigenous Substance Misuse Covenant. The Federal Health Minister, Hon Tony Abbott, MP, has re-appointed me for another 2 year appointment to the National Advisory Council for Suicide Prevention. I look forward to continue working with the Suicide Council to ensure that Indigenous issues and concerns around suicide, self harm and substance misuse are bought to the attention of the Federal Government, and through the Council are addressed.

ADAC continued throughout the year to produce and distribute a range of resources for community use, including a series of pamphlets on drug and alcohol issues, Streetwise/ADAC Risky Business a youth comic and educators kit, Indigenous Alcohol Standard Drinking Guidelines and a range of youth substance misuse posters.

In 2004 ADAC, with the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health agreed that it would be timely to Review the roles and responsibilities of ADAC, to ensure that we are still fulfilling them and what new roles ADAC might have into the next decade.

Finally, I would like to thank the dedicated staff at ADAC and the member organisations throughout South Australia for their continued support.


SCOTT WILSON ADAC DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Annual Report for the 03-04 financial year. During the financial year, ADAC has had a busy and productive time. We have finally managed to produce the National Indigenous Illicit Drug Training Package, and the National Indigenous Australian Alcohol Guidelines Package, which are both now with the Commonwealth for approval to be distributed to all OATSIH funded services across Australia. During Drug Action Week ADAC also launched the National Indigenous Youth Alcohol and Drugs Comic and Educators Kit, with over 25,000 copies of the comic and 2,500 copies of the educators kit to be distributed nationally.

In June 2004, the Department of Health and Ageing (DHA) through OATSIH, in partnership with the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol

Council of (SA) Inc. (ADAC), advertised a tender to undertake a review of ADAC. During the last ten years there have been many changes and developments in substance use (and the response to it) in South Australia. These have impacted on communities, organisations such as ADAC, as well as the range of programs and activities undertaken and/or funded by both the government and the non-government sectors.

Both OATSIH and ADAC agree it would be timely and useful to undertake a review of ADAC. The objectives of the Review are:

• to determine the most effective way to provide peak body and advocacy functions for Indigenous substance misuse

• to identify any overlap, duplication or confusion that may exist between ADAC and other agencies and organisations

• to clarify appropriate focii, directions and future for ADAC

• to identify the various types of activities and functions that best suit a substance misuse peak body

• to make recommendations in relation to the above matters.

Petrol Manual EvaluationADAC received funding from OATSIH to employ a consultant to review and evaluate the “Petrol Sniffing and Other Solvents Resource Kit for Aboriginal Communities”. The Resource Kit developed by ADAC in 2000 has won both a national and International awards and ADAC has distributed and sold 1,500 copies of the kit Australia wide. The evaluation will help decide wether the Kit needs updating or additional resources developed, and will also inform ADAC and others on how the Kit is being used and if communities benefit from its use.

Risky BusinessA new Comic and Educator’s Kit was launched on Wednesday 23rd June as part of Indigenous Awareness Day for National Drug Action Week 2004, targeting Indigenous youth substance misuse. These resources were produced by ADAC in conjunction with Streetwize Communications and funded by the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF).


The first of it’s kind in Australia, this groundbreaking, innovative resource addresses the issue of substance misuse and young Indigenous people under 16. The Comic and Educators Kit were launched at The Parks Community Centre in Adelaide, South Australia by the Director of the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC), Mr Scott Wilson.

ADAC Director, Mr Wilson said, “The eight page Comic and Educators Kit is ground-breaking in its content and sensitively tackles the issue of substance misuse from a preventative perspective. We worked in partnership with Streetwize, utilising the comic format, to ensure that we reached our target group, traditionally a difficult group to access”

Streetwize General Manager, Liz Skelton said, “ The research phase revealed that Risky Business is the first step in creating many culturally appropriate resources addressing the needs of an age group that often slips through the net.”

“If under 16’s have access to drugs, then, there is an urgent need for access to preventative information about how to reduce risks and enable informed choice.” Ms Skelton said.

Citing a lack of cross-cultural training for workers in the youth sector, CEO of the (AERF), Mr Daryl Smeaton said, “Importantly, the Risky Business Educator’s kit is a great tool for Indigenous and non-Indigenous workers to use with young people nationally, to educate them about the wider impact substance misuse has on their communities.”

Over 25,000 copies of Risky Business Comic and 2,500 Educators Kit will be distributed throughout Indigenous specific youth, community and neighbourhood centres in Australia.

Injecting Drug Use amongst Indigenous People Living in Metropolitan AdelaideADAC also launched the Community report into injecting drug use which is the largest research of its kind ever undertaken in Australia in looking at Indigenous injecting practises.

“For the first time it has given a clear picture as to what are some of the issues and problems confronting this group of people in dealing with substance misuse issues” State Director Scott Wilson said, “This report for the first time gives government and community organisations the first comprehensive look at the issues and harms associated with injecting drug use among Indigenous people in South Australia”.

“It clearly shows that there is a silent epidemic that is creating havoc and dispair amongst the community and ADAC and other groups have been given a wake up call to better provide services to these the most vulnerable”

Makin’ TraxThe Makin’ Trax project is entering into its fifth year with the current team of Jimmy Perry and Paul Elliott. The program continually receives calls from across South Australia, Central Australia and the border regions of Western Australia. (For further information see Jimmy and Paul’s reports)

National Police Diversion StrategyIn April 1999 the Prime Minister announced the creation of a National Police Diversion Strategy. This new strategy is designed to divert people arrested with possession of drugs into assessment and treatment. For example, in the past a person arrested with cannabis would receive an on the spot fine in South Australia, under the Police Diversion Strategy they will be automatically referred to drug and alcohol assessment. If the person attends and successfully completes requirements, Police will not proceed further and any evidence etc. will be destroyed. On the other hand people can still elect to go through the normal criminal justice system. This strategy will be targeted at both Juveniles and adults. (For further information see Byron’s report)


Quality AssuranceADAC is being used as a National pilot for substance misuse services to undertake Quality Assurance processes in their organisations. This project, depending on outcomes will provide a basis to roll out to all substance misuse services nationally. ADAC and Quality Management Services in Sydney are managing the project. (For further information see Warren’s report)

Mentor ProjectADAC has received funding for a continuation of the Mentor program based in Murray Bridge and targeting the Murray Mallee region. This project aims to help those members of the community that are more vulnerable in that they do not access services or have huge problems with members of the household in relation to drug and alcohol abuse. (For further information see Billy’s report)

Drug Action WeekJune 21st to June 25th has been declared Drug Action Week. This week of activity is being organised by the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia. It is a week of activity across Australia to highlight the issues surrounding substance misuse. Each day of the week has a theme; with Monday focussing on Treatment, Tuesday on Prevention, Wednesday on Alcohol, Thursday on Indigenous issues and Friday focussing on Workplace issues.

The idea behind Drug Action week is to:• Raise awareness of the broad range of harms associated with the misuse of drugs;• Promote the work of alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment agencies and to;• Promote public debate about good practice strategies for reducing drug related harm.

During Drug Action Week ADAC attended the Alcohol Free Day at Davenport community, helped organise events in Yalata, Oodnadatta and Coober Pedy. ADAC also hosted a workshop on amphetamines in Mt Gambier and a workshop on petrol sniffing and other solvents at Nunkuwarrin Yunti. We launched the National Youth Drug and Alcohol Comic and Educators Kit at the Parks Community Centre and hosted a BBQ in the West Terrace Parklands on the Friday.

As you might be aware, ADAC is involved in a considerable amount of projects and other issues. Over the year we will try and keep the community informed on issues that affect them, if you would like to know more about ADAC or of any of its projects please do not hesitate to contact our office by either phoning 08 8362 0395, faxing 08 8362 0327 or emailing [email protected].

WARREN PARFOOTQUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT

This financial year sees the end of this project. It has been a four year project aimed at encouraging and supporting Indigenous substance misuse services to engage in the process of quality accreditation. To date only ADAC has completed its Quality Assessment and gained accreditation. The whole organisation contributed to this, but special thanks must be given to people outside of the organisation, who helped us achieve this goal. The accreditation report has provided the basis for a quality work plan that provides guidelines for ADAC’s continued development and improvement. The quality process is ongoing and we report regularly on how we are achieving the goals of the work plan.

KalparrinThrough the employment of Joanna Paynter, an accredited quality assessor, Kalparrin continue to be engaged in the QA process and it is hoped they will undergo assessment and accreditation this


calendar year. ASG have employed a consultant to work with them in achieving accreditation and intend to be enrolled in the accreditation process in this financial year. Kainggi Yuntuwarrin were unfortunately defunded and are no longer involved in the QA process. I would like to thank all the people from the various organisations who have been involved in this process over the last four years.

Hepatitis C (HCV)We continue to be involved in the area of HCV. This is a major problem confronting Aboriginal people, one that is not being addressed well by governments. We are on the steering committee of the C Clearly project, which unfortunately finishes this calendar year. We continue to be involved with the Hepatitis C Council through the Hepatitis C Network and are associated with them in two joint ventures. An OATSIH funded initiative, which includes Nunkuwarrin Yunti and focuses on young people and engaging with them, through music, to raise awareness of Hep C and safe approaches to injecting drug use. The other project involves DASC and the Hep C Council. This is also youth focussed, but aims to work with young people in Coober Pedy, Berri and Mount Gambier. The Commonwealth through the National Drug Strategy funds this project.

DementiaWe continue our long association with the Alzheimer’s Association, in the provision of Dementia Training for Indigenous Communities. This package has now been thoroughly revised and is in the process of being rewritten. It will now be available in three blocks, making it more flexible and able to meet the needs of a wider range of people. The entire 3 blocks of training will lead the successful participant to gain accreditation against the national dementia competency.

FarewellThis is my last report for the Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council. I would like to thank the many people who have made this period of time a valuable part of my life.

MANDY WATSONRESEARCH/ ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

QAAs the 2003 / 2004 financial year draws to a close so does the Quality Assurance (QA) Project. As many of you will be aware, ADAC has now been awarded Quality Assured status by the Quality Assurance Council of Australia.

ADAC is the first Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Substance Misuse Peak Body to gain this recognition. Throughout the past four and a half years it has been a rewarding and enjoyable experience to work with the

communities involved with the project. It has been a learning experience for all concerned and there have been many useful outcomes for both the community groups involved with the QA process and the project overall.

LibraryThe library holdings here at ADAC continue to expand, while the space we have to accommodate them does not! This has meant a review of the number of copies held of each document in the library and updating the data-base accordingly. During the year students from all levels of secondary and tertiary education have requested information from the library, and we have received on site visits from many of them. It is a rewarding part of my role to be able to assist people with their enqiries and interesting to note that the library collection often contains information that is hard to source elsewhere.


WebsiteAnother rewarding part of my job here at ADAC is the maintenance and building of the ADAC website. The website has grown over the past 12 months to include new versions of the Grief and Trauma pamplets, information about the revamped Mentor Project, and the important final IDU Research Report. The new set of ‘Kids Posters’, developed from the five winning entries from the poster competition conducted in 2003 are also available to view.

The current ADAC website was launched in February 2002. Since that time there have been 14,539 visitors to the site.

HELEN WILSONOFFICE MANAGER

Hi to all, the Decade of Survival went really well with all the celebrations, and barbeques galore. Apart from the celebrations we have all been working hard, in particular I have been involved in developing, designing and printing the following new initiatives.

National Indigenous Australian Alcohol Guidelines Linnell Barelli worked on the Indigenous Australian Alcohol Guidelines preparing the text. Max Mansell did all the graphics for the booklet. Linnell left last November and Max and I have been working with the guidelines and getting them checked by the Commonwealth. Once these are approved we will also be producing a flip chart and other resources and undertaking a national consultation/training workshop around the National Indigenous Australian Alcohol Guidelines.

Resource Package About Illicit Drugs For Indigenous WorkersDr Sharyn Watts on secondment from DASC worked with ADAC preparing the Resource Package About Illicit Drugs For Indigenous Workers. Max Mansell developed a painting to be used in the package and I designed and laid the information out. In the package we have leaflets, Workers Manual, Book 1, Workbook and an Audio CD. The package took a bit of work to finish but it is now up to the Commonwealth to approve, then we will produce 300 packages unless the Commonwealth want us to produce more.

Calendar During 2003 ADAC undertook a series of workshops throughout the Pitjantjatjara Lands and also remote communities in Central Australia where the team from the Makin’ Trax project helped schools look at the issues of substance misuse and its impacts on the community. As a result of the Substance Missuse Poster competition ADAC selected 5 of the better entrants from across South Australia and produced a Calendar of the winning entrants. We produced them firstly into posters and so far have distributed over 8,000 and secondly into a calendar.


Vein Care LeafletIn 2002, ADAC produced the report “Responding to the needs of Indigenous people who inject drugs”, there were a number of recommendations arising from that report. Recommendation 4 was to develop resources specifically for the target group and along with Carol Holly in her new position at SAVIVE we will jointly produce a vein care leaflet.

Quality AssuranceADAC is proud to be the first Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Substance Misuse Body to have been awarded Quality Assured status by the Quality Improvement Council of Australia. Well, we did it, we have achieved QA. Now OATSIH want us to be reviewed, timing was weird, the day ATSIC was de funded an advert was put in the paper by OATSIH for a consultant to review ADAC. A number of people thought we were part of ATSIC and that ADAC was also being defunded. We have been assured by OATSIH that the same future is not in store for ADAC.

Health Promotion Playing CardsWe have been developing a set of playing cards with health messages, Max has drawn some images, and we will bring around a demo set when we do a tour to show people the National Indigenous Australian Alcohol Guidelines, flip chart and Resource Package About Illicit Drugs For Indigenous Workers .

All of the above resources will be available through ADAC in the 2004/05 financial years.

SOFIA RIVERA FINANCE/ ADMIN OFFICER

My name is Sofia Rivera and I am the Administration/Finance Officer here at ADAC. This year has been a very busy one, I have taken on more responsibility, and I am responsible for the every day bookkeeping all through to the reporting for the end of financial year. As part of my administration duties I have maintained the assets register. I also report new assets to our insurance company. I also enter ADAC task request forms into a database every Fridays.

This financial year I had the task of working out the Fringe Benefit Tax for salary sacrifice, which was a long and time consuming one as I had to workout the previous two financial years, however it was a learning experience and I now believe I have mastered Fringe Benefit Tax.

In March, Geoffrey and I had the opportunity to travel to Murray Bridge to assist (Harold) Billy Wilson to set up his office. Billy is the new Mentor Project Officer; this position is based at The Lower Murray Nunga’s Club in Murray Bridge.

This year one of the most exciting things that happened was the opportunity to share with ADAC staff members and the community to celebrate ADAC’s 10 year anniversary, which we did with a dinner at the Royal Coach Motor Inn in Kent Town on the 28th October 2003. I also helped to organise our AGM, which happened from 27th to 29th October 2003 at the Parks Community Centre.

In March 2004, I attended a Suicide Intervention Workshop for two days, organised by Centacare and presented by Dr Sheila Clark who is a senior lecturer for the University of Adelaide. The workshop was very informative for a person like my self who has not experienced suicide in my life in any form. However it was disappointing to find there was no information targeted for Aboriginal people, considering suicide is a real issue in Aboriginal Communities.


This Year I also attended a submission-writing workshop facilitated by Philanthropy Australia, in this workshop we learnt the basis on how to write a submission, planning and searching for the best places to apply for funding. As a result of this workshop I had a go at writing my first submission to Community Business SA.

JIMMY PERRY MAKIN’ TRAX PROJECT

The Makin’ Trax project is a Commonwealth funded project, which aims to assist communities in rural and remote South and Central Australia to develop and sustain substance misuse strategies. The project is supported by a Steering Committee with representatives from Aboriginal Communities, Aboriginal Organisations and mainstream services. Professor Dennis Gray from Curtain University, Perth, is evaluating the program. During the last 12 months I have been involved in many projects and programs.

Comgas is a Government initiative to combat petrol sniffing within remote Indigenous communities. ADAC won the submission through

the Commonwealth Government to evaluate the impacts of Avgas on communities. This took me right through the Lands, Arnhem Land, Torres Strait and Western Australia. Over the year Andrew and I have facilitated the solvent manual at conferences and have just returned from Queensland where we presented and facilitated the Train the Trainer Solvent manual. We visited Cairns, Weipa, Townsville and MacKay. I have attended many Health Promotional days through out the state to promote ADAC and the services we provide

In September I travelled to Port Lincoln, Ceduna and Yalata to gain acceptance of the revised Alcohol Guidelines. This involved liaising with health workers, nurses and community leaders to help make the booklet Aboriginal user friendly.

In January I took a group of young Aboriginal sniffers from Yalata who were staying in metro Adelaide to Camp Coorong for a week for respite. We went canoeing, bush walking and fishing. While in Adelaide I took these young boys to the Aquatic Centre and out on a Boat cruising around Outer Harbour and Semaphore.

Makin’ Trax also supported BBQ’s in the Parklands by ADAC to liaise with and get to know the drinkers on West Terrace. I have also attended several camps, conferences and meetings around South Australia and interstate, which have made for good networks and future partnerships with Makin’ Trax and ADAC. Some of the communities that Makin’ Trax has visited in the last year are: Yalata, Ceduna, Port Licoln, Murray Bridge, Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta Cairns, Weipa, Townsville, Mackay, Finke and Alice Springs.

I have worked in partnership and built new networks with DASC, Port Lincoln Aboriginal Community Council (PLACC), Port Lincoln Health Service, Pika Wiya Health Service, SAPOL and Aboriginal Sports and Recreation. This is my third year at ADAC I am enjoying working on the Makin’ Trax program, I have made lots of friends and networks. I value the opportunity to visit communities and share my knowledge.

Hope to be in your community soon. Nukkin Ya


PAUL ELLIOTT MAKIN’ TRAX PROJECT

Since the last Annual Report I have been working and living at Yalata for some seven months. During this time I performed a community needs analysis with all the stakeholders. I was able to plan programs and write session plans for each of the sessions the Community had identified as something they would like to have running.

I initially had two drug and alcohol workers working with me who required training and some experience with many of the sessions. I was asked to participate in three steering committees that were

planning services for Yalata. A Multifunction Centre the Pastor was seeking funding to build and house a number of services to cater for the community’s needs. The sniffer’s camp had received funding to set up and run a number of camps to deal with the rising numbers of young people sniffing petrol. The other was the Diversionary program and the Judicial System having alternatives other than imprisonment for drug dependent community members.

During my time at Yalata I was on a number of other health related Committees which included the following; Chairperson of the Professional Aboriginal Health Worker Association SA Inc., State Rep on an Indigenous Male Health Advisory Committee, Member on the Aboriginal Health Worker’s Forum, Representative on the National Competencies Standards Working Party. All these commitments at times, took me out of Yalata to attend meetings. I finished working in Yalata in August 2003 and returned to be a part of the AVGAS Evaluation at Ceduna, Yalata and Oak Valley.

In September I moved to the Riverland with the Barmera Health Service for my next placement. During this time I planned a survey of a Drug and Alcohol Resource ADAC had produced in a number of Communities and developed a youth survey of the region, which included communities in the lower South East, Coober Pedy and the Riverland.

Whilst working in the Riverland I designed a course to address drug and alcohol and sexual health issues. During my time there I completed a 14-week course with 8 young people who graduated and received certificates. I also supported the drug and alcohol worker at KY and the new youth worker in their day to day activities, co running groups, writing reports, planning and developing programs and activities. We planned and held a family information day at Gerard and provided a Hungi which people loved. It was a successful day and the youths were presented with their certificates.

My current work is supporting health worker’s from Noarlunga to Mount Gambier. I am involved with the youth worker in Mount Gambier, planning programs to address alcohol and substance misuse, whilst planning a regional drug and alcohol strategy, and a regional drug and alcohol-healing centre with other stakeholders. I have offered my services to the Aboriginal health worker’s in the South East and Lower Murray Health Support Network of which I am now a member. I have some work coming up with the drug and alcohol counsellor at Kalparrin, which will involve developing a resource for primary health care workers/ drug and alcohol workers.


ANDREW BIVEN – SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER

Highlights of a challenging year for me have been several voyages to the north of Australia into Aboriginal lands I had not ventured to before. On both trips I was accompanied by Jimmy Perry and in our free hours we relentlessly pursued the mythical ‘barra’ – plentiful in restaurants, but elusive in the wild.

Comgas EvaluationOur first trip was to Arnhem Land where we worked with Anne Mosey on the evaluation, ADAC with other partners was contracted by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing to evaluate the success of its Comgas scheme and to make recommendations about extending the life of the scheme which makes Avgas available to remote communities at prices equivalent to petrol. Avgas is able to be used as

an alternative to petrol in cars and other motors but it is no good for sniffing.

We travelled to Maningrida, Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak and Yirrkala on this trip and interviewed many people in these communities about their experiences with Avgas. I would like to thank all those communities who participated in the Evaluation. Our strong recommendation to the Government was that the Comgas scheme should continue and other communities encouraged to join it as a way of reducing the numbers of petrol sniffers they have. We spent several months on the Comgas evaluation – visiting other communities across Australia and writing up a detailed report. An important finding was that those communities which used Comgas consistently were successful in reducing and in some cases eliminating petrol sniffing and communities that did not use Comgas were more likely to have severe sniffing problems. The report will be released by the Government shortly.

Petrol Sniffing & Other SolventsThe other trip Jimmy and I undertook was to far north Queensland - to Weipa, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay where we ran workshops for Indigenous and non-Indigenous workers about the Petrol Sniffing & Other Solvents manual. We were invited by Queensland Health because of increasing concerns about petrol sniffing in a number of remote communities. We worked with community workers, assisting them to use the manual to develop ways of increasing the knowledge of community decision-makers and of initiating action. It was a welcome relief from the cold, wet weather of Adelaide to spend two weeks in the tropics and to have the odd day off to explore the area. The Petrol Sniffing and Other Solvents manual continues to be a very popular ADAC product, to the extent that we have almost run out of copies. We have decided that prior to reprinting the manual we will have it evaluated independently and that may lead to some revisions and additions to the manual. The evaluation commenced right at the end of the financial year.

Court Assessment and Referral Drugs Scheme (CARDS)We have also been approached by the Attorney General’s Department to participate piloting an extension of the Police Drug Diversion Initiative to cover people charged with certain drug-related offences who are before a Magistrate. This new scheme is called the Court Assessment and Referral Drugs Scheme (CARDS). Byron will be assisting Indigenous clients to access this scheme which aims to keep them out of jail and connected with counselling services. Should CARDS prove successful, it will be implemented across South Australia and it is likely there will be a much bigger role for ADAC and other Indigenous services.

Makin’ TraxDuring the year the Makin’ Trax project was refunded for a further three years, bringing stable employment conditions for the two project officers, Paul, and Jimmy and a much needed new


4WD for Jimmy. Makin’ Trax spent a considerable amount of time and effort supporting Yalata community in the past year. Paul and his partner lived out there for seven months and Jimmy visited. I accompanied Jimmy on one visit and we worked with Ken (Golly) Burgoyne on setting up a bush camp for some of the kids in the community who are getting into trouble with various substances. Makin’ Tracks continues to visit lots of communities, schools, organisations and events, providing education, worker support and resources to assist with drug and alcohol interventions.

Drug and Alcohol TrainingIn the second half of the year, in a collaborative venture with APOSS and the Aboriginal Kinship Program, I ran a drug and alcohol training program for workers from a number of Indigenous services, both government and non-government. Around 15 people attended each Friday morning session where they not only listened to me talking about drugs and counselling interventions, but also had the opportunity to discuss issues with a range of visiting presenters from organisations such as DASC and SAVIVE. Participants also researched and presented on a selected drug and talked about their own services and organisations.

In this my seventh year at ADAC, I have again been privileged to work with a number of dedicated individuals and organisations. I hope I have been able to add to the knowledge, skills and effectiveness of some of those around me so that we can continue to make some impact on the very difficult problems caused by substance misuse in Indigenous communities.

BYRON WRIGHT POLICE DRUG DIVERSION INITIATIVE (PDDI)

The Diversion project has continued to improve with the implementation of better communications between SAPOL and the Drug Diversion Line (DDL), enabling a steady flow of diversion clients. There is still little awareness out in the communities about SAPOL diversions. In brief; the first thing the people I see are surprised to know, is that diversions are about supporting decisions made by themselves. Also that a SAPOL diversion will not automatically break; parole, bond or bail. It is as the word (diversion) suggests an alterative to the justice system supporting and assisting in self determined direction. As many workers would know, working around stages of change with any person’s life is very individual for that person/client.

ADAC is in the process of designing a new diversion information pamphlet. I have also continued to attend the Diversion Custody Panels with Andrew Biven conducting diversions with people under incarcerated conditions. It has been good being able to make contact with youth services for the younger clients this year. I must make mention of Kumangka Youth Services, in particular Patrick Davey, (Reconnect Project) for taking on another youth in need at short notice. I should also mention the Kinship Program who have been available to assist a number of times this year, also without a lot of notice.

The SAPOL Diversion initiative experience at ADAC has enabled me to assist in a pilot program (CARDS) at the Port Adelaide Nunga Court starting the 28th June 04. My role will be to assist with transport, to attend assessments and/or support in sitting in on the assessment. Contacts with clients will increase in numbers hopefully, allowing for more quality time.

DAT (Northern Drug Action Team & Port Adelaide Drug Action Team)Participation with the Northern Drug Action Team has continued with a collaborative holistic approach


from community members within the area. The Port Adelaide Drug Action Team is a new team for the area the approach from the start has been again an holistic one inviting many organisations to attend.

Homeless BBQ West Parkland Adelaide. ADAC & Hep-CThe BBQ’s this year have once again been well received. The collaboration with the Hep-C Council this time round has proved to be good for people wishing to know more about how to deal with Hep-C. A number of homeless people have engaged with Sharon Drage from the Hep-C Council, it has allowed us to talk about more than one issue that may be affecting them. The numbers turning up this year have increased to a regular forty plus people at each BBQ if not more quite a few times, the numbers were only down when people were attending to sorry business. A notable change this year is the transient nature of the people, although the numbers had increased it was different groups of people on a regular basis.

BILLY WILSON MENTOR PROJECT OFFICER

The Mentor Project is an exciting new development in service delivery involving close cooperation between a number of organisations – ADAC, the Lower Murray Nungas Club, Kalparrin, the Commonwealth Department of Families and Community Services (FaCS) and the State Attorney General’s Department in the Murray Mallee region.

The Family Mentor Project aims to assist Aboriginal families and help to relieve the stress that elders who are dealing with substance misuse within their family unit have to deal with. Either as supporters of the drug users themselves or as carers of the children of family members who are using drugs.

To promote the Mentor Project and find out what services/supports are available, I have made contacts with all local services to explain what and how the Mentor Program can be of help. I have also made contacts with regional providers of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services including the Woolshed at Strathalbyn, LTW at Monarto and Kalparrin Inc.

To develop project skills and knowledge, I meet weekly with Janet Chambers who is acting as a mentor to me in my new role and I have attended a range of workshops in Suicide Interventions as well as travelling to Adelaide Fridays to attend the drug and alcohol training that ADAC delivers at Nunkuwarrin Yunti.

As with all new projects the first things that need to be done do not necessarily involve program delivery but involves development and marketing of the project to the target audience. To further set up the project I have, with help from Helen at ADAC, developed and distributed leaflets about the Mentor Project, tried getting my head around evaluations for the project, which involves developing a Project Evaluation Plan with Danielle Bament from DASC, to ensure that if the project is of benefit that is documented to help ensure that the funding bodies continue funding the project.

To ensure that this and other projects at the LMNC have some success and involvement we have also formed a team with Resilience Project worker, Steven Walker. We have established a steering committee for the project and I look forward to the next ADAC newsletter to be able to report on the progress and positives of this project.


DON HAYWARD PRISON PROJECT OFFICER

Ending Offending Program In 2003 ADAC received surplus funding from the Aboriginal Services

Unit of the Department of Correctional Services to facilitate a Department of Correctional Services Core Program “Ending Offending: an Alcohol Education Course for Aboriginal offenders.”

The Ending Offending Program came in the form of a kit, which comprised of a video, resource manual, overhead projector sheets; drink recording diary and a facilitator’s manual. The ultimate aims of this program are to modify drinking behaviour and modify offending behaviour and those who participate in this program would be selected on the basis of a motivational assessment which would identify a strong link between their drinking and offending behaviour.

This particular program was to follow the format of two hourly sessions per week within the selected correctional institution over a period of six weeks. The minimum number of participants was to be four and the maximum number being ten. For our first Ending Offending Program there were seven men who were selected to participate (by way of a motivational assessment) in the program, but by the time it began there were four participants who attended as the other three men were transferred making it impossible for them to attend.

This was the first Ending Offending Program we ran with the original program, which was purely an alcohol education course. We were fortunate because all of the men who participated in this program identified alcohol as one of the contributing factors to re-offending. As the program continued it was quite obvious that there were other types of drugs which also contributed to their re-offending but we were not able to focus on these due to the original of the program which only allowed us to deal with alcohol related issues.

The next Ending Offending Program was held in the Intervention Unit and it was a combination of men from both E Division and B Division. After the motivational assessment was conducted six men were chosen to participate in this program. This particular program was the first time we utilised the modified version of the Ending Offending, which included other drugs as well as alcohol. From hereon the modified version was utilised in all the remaining Ending Offending Programs.

By the time the Ending Offending Program began there were five participants consisting of three men from E Division and two men from B Division. These five men remained with the program right until its completion. This was the first time two staff members from the Aboriginal Services Unit Department Correctional Services helped facilitate this particular Ending Offending Program.

The project has also run similar courses in the women’s prison and at the conclusion, and article was written up in the Koori Mail outlining some of the positive work that was being done in the prison community especially in the area of alcohol and other drugs.

We also ran programs for people at Mobilong prison and back at Yatla. It’s a bit sad that unfortunately to date ADAC have not received a letter from DCS on whether the project would be continuing beyond June 2004, and as a result I have know found work at DASC.


Evaluating Ending Offending ProgramThe Drug and Alcohol Services Council of S.A independently conducted the evaluation process of this particular program. This evaluation was being largely based on an independent questionnaire developed specifically for men and women who have participated in the Ending Offending Program.

AMANDA BOSWORTH DEMENTIA PROJECT OFFICER

Hi all, yes it’s time again to up date you on what is happening with the Dementia Project. The Dementia Training for Indigenous Communities Learning Resource is currently undergoing a National Review process. The Learning Resource will be aligned to the National Dementia Care Competency (CHCAC15A) and the Working Effectively in a Cross Cultural Context with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Organisations Competency (HLTHIR4A). As a part of the National Review we will also be developing additional resources specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. It has been a very busy year, I have been coordinating review meetings between NSW, NT and SA, holding the National Review meeting and rewriting much of the Learning Resource. I have also travelled to Newcastle, NSW and observed the dementia training run over there for Aboriginal Communities.

ADAC and Alzheimer’s Australia SA were successful in obtaining funding from HACC in the Department of Human Services for a new project. This project will run for a year and will work closely with three regions. Working groups will be set up in the Metropolitan, Hills Mallee Southern and South East regions to direct and oversee the new project. This project aims to raise Community awareness of dementia and related issues.

In the past year I have had privilege of meeting and working with some amazing Aboriginal people, families and Communities and I would like to thank them for sharing their wisdom and for the wonderful support. I look forward to visiting you all again and sitting down for a yarn.

CARROLYN LOWE ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

Hi, my name is Carrolyn Lowe, I have been employed by the Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council in an administrative capacity since early 2000. My administrative duties include reception responsibilities, which involves the greeting of guests on arrival, incoming phone calls and processing of incoming and outgoing mail.

In early 2000 ADAC produced an invaluable resource for petrol sniffing specifically aimed at Indigenous communities. This resource package has been extremely popular Australiawide. We gave all OATSIH funded organisations a complimentary copy of the package when it was hot from the press. Before we can go in for yet another reprint, the manual will need to undergo an evaluation to ensure all the information contained is still relevant and correct. Due to the overwhelming requests for workshops around the package, and the

lack of funded staff to perform the workshops, a video was made in-house by ADAC to complement the package.


Another aspect of my job at ADAC is the maintenance of our vehicle fleet, this involves the purchasing, servicing and general maintenance of the vehicles. The servicing, logbooks and general conditions of the vehicles are recorded on computer to maintain a true and valid history of each vehicle.

On 27th & 28th of October last year, we held our AGM at the Parks Community Centre, which as always had a good turn out from all our rural communities. We also used this time to have a celebration dinner at the Royal Coach Motor Inn on the evening of the 28th, as we were assured of having our rural counterparts available to join us in celebrating ten years of success in the Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol field. This was a very successful evening, we had booked for 100 guests and I don’t believe we had more than one or two empty seats.

Also in October, four of us attended a Submission Writing workshop, and as a result we have put in a few of our own submissions. We are very excited and we just have to wait now until we hear from them, unfortunately we won’t know until the end of the financial year, our fingers are crossed.

ADAC has a Mentor Project working out of Murray Bridge, I was lucky enough to accompany one of the steering committee members and do a barbecue for the steering committee meeting lunch. I was able to take my granddaughter with me as it was a community, family friendly sort of environment. I had a lovely day out and made lunch while the steering committee got on with their business of the day. We will be having another barbecue in Murray Bridge during Drug Action Week, which runs from 21-25 June, this year.

GEOFFREY HAWKINS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

We have had another busy year at ADAC and our Ten Tear celebrations last year ended with a dinner at our Annual General Meeting in October. I have now been employed at ADAC for 3-years and I am enjoying the work as much, if not more than when I first started. My position has grown somewhat and it is always interesting and varied with each day having something different to do.

My main responsibility is working as part of the administration team here at ADAC and I work alongside Helen and Max in the Indigenous Substance Misuse Health Promotion Unit. This position is very interesting and varied and keeps me very busy. Apart from answering the phones

and sitting at the front desk, my position requires me to be very flexible. Sometimes I can be out of the office for quite a while, either running odd jobs like going to the post office or bank, small things like shopping for office furniture, paying bills, visiting other services or providing resources and information at special events.

Part of my responsibilities is to keep records of submissions that are sent to funding bodies, keeping records of funding contracts to ensure that monies are paid on time and that reports are sent when they are due.

I am responsible for organising and minuting ADAC Executive meetings and to organise ADAC’s Annual General Meeting. I also take the minutes for other ADAC project meetings and I maintain files of all other meeting minutes that ADAC staff attend. I also keep transcripts of all NISMC Conferences, ADAC’s Annual General Meetings and any other events that ADAC hosts. I am also responsible for keeping copies of all presentations that are developed by ADAC Project Officers.


This year I attended a “Preparing an Effective Funding Application” workshop run by Philanthropy Australia. This helped me to write my first submission for funding to purchase 3 Virtual Parenting Dolls that ADAC will use as an educational resource when delivering substance misuse information to the community. I also attended a 2-day Suicide Intervention Workshop (After Crisis, Interventions for Suicide Clients and After Suicide, Picking up the Pieces) run by the ASCEND program (Assistance Support Co-operation Education Networking Direction), which was very informative and helpful in trying to understand suicide.

I had an opportunity in March to visit Yalata Community, I travelled with Byron (Police Drug Diversion Project Officer) and I spent 4-days helping out in the office at Tullawon Health Service. Being my first trip to a remote community I was quite surprised at the great time I had and I thank everyone for their hospitality, I really enjoyed my visit and the staff made my stay very pleasurable. Big thanks to David and Jan. Resources – ADAC resources are in demand right across the country and this year has been no exception. We have had requests for resources from many government and non-government agencies during the year and we have provided resources to some 1800 different organisations. The set of posters developed from ADAC’s Ten Year Anniversary Competition were sent to 667 government and non-government schools in South Australia and to all OATSIH funded organisations in Australia. To date we have distributed approximately 8,000 of the new posters nationally.

Last year ADAC developed some promotional gifts to celebrate our Ten Year Anniversary and we distributed some 3,000 Balloons; 2,100 Pens; 2,000 Tote Bags; 1,000 T/shirts; 2,500 Rulers; 2,000 Frisbees; 2,200 Yo Yo’s and 1,000 ADAC Newsletters to community members during our celebrations across the state.

Apart from mailing out ADAC resources, ADAC also on request provides resources for special events like conferences, workshops, health awareness days etc. We can either provide the resources, or for large events Carrolyn and myself will set-up a display and staff that to provide substance misuse information to the public.


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qu

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do

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han

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ex

per

tise

of

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1:1

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to m

ain

tain

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to

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nt

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of

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r A

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nti

al a

reas

of

con

sult

anci

es t

hat

AD

AC

co

uld

pu

rsu

e.

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enti

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reas

fo

r fu

ture

fu

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g (

eg r

affl

es).

3:2:

3 S

ale

of

pro

mo

tio

nal

mat

eria

ls a

s ap

pro

pri

ate.

3:2:

4 Id

enti

fy s

ou

rces

of

fun

din

g a

s th

ey b

eco

me

avai

lab

le.


ADAC STAFF JULY 2003 - JUNE 2004

State DirectorMr Scott Wilson

Education and Training ManagerMr Warren Parfoot

Indigenous ElderMs Isabella Norvil

Special Project OfficerMr Andrew Biven

Project Officers Makin’ Trax ProjectMr Jimmy PerryMr Paul Elliott

Senior Project OfficerDr Sharyn Watts

IDU Project OfficerMs Carol Holly

Office ManagerMs Helen Wilson

Administration/Finance OfficerMs Sofia Rivera

Administration/Research OfficerMs Mandy Watson

Administration Assistant

Mr Geoff Hawkins

Administration AssistantMs Carrolyn Lowe

Aboriginal Liaison OfficerAmanda Bosworth

Indigenous Alcohol Guidelines Project Linnell Barelli

Mentor Project OfficerBilly Wilson

Police Drug Diversion InitiativeByron Wright

Prison Project OfficerDon Hayward

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